Durham police are warning people in Teesdale of a phone scam that left one man £16,000 out of pocket.

https://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2022-02-27/police-warn-public-of-phone-scam-after-victim-conned-out-of-16000

Which? has warned against new scams and rip-offs offered by fraudsters as the travel industry reopens.

https://www.irvinetimes.com/news/19956187.holiday-scams-travel-frauds-avoid-industry-reopens/?ref=twtrec

More than 190 people have received a scam email promising them the chance to win a free shop at supermarket giant Tesco. The 197 people who were targeted by the scam received the dangerous message in the space of just one week. And anyone that sees this message sitting in their inbox have been advised to stay well clear of it as it could lead to their sensitive personal and financial information being stolen.

https://www.truehollywoodtalk.com/tesco-scam-warning-look-out-for-emails-promising-you-free-food/

UK phone companies will make it harder for scammers to use their networks, under a range of measures proposed by media regulator Ofcom today.

https://www.cityam.com/ofcom-clamps-down-on-fake-number-fraud/

A warning has been issued about fraudsters targeting Amazon customers with fake emails.

https://www.deeside.com/warning-over-fake-amazon-emails-trying-fool-people-into-handing-over-bank-details/

A warning has been issued following reports that several residents in the Wrexham area have been targeted by scammers claiming to be from Openreach.

https://www.wrexham.com/news/warning-issued-after-wrexham-residents-targeted-by-openreach-fraudsters-214656.html

A grandfather of two, who was tricked out of £25,000 by fraudsters purporting to offer NHS Covid passes, has got his life savings back after MoneySavingExpert.com intervened. He's now warning others about the scam to make sure they don't get caught out.

https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2022/01/covid-pass-text-scam-defrauds-father-of-two-out-of-five-figure-s/

An "extremely convincing" scam which redirects people to the official Post Office website may put many people at risk of becoming victims, Which? has warned.

https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/uk-world-news/people-being-tricked-fake-texts-22823918?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar

Homeowners and businesses are being urged to watch out for people going through their bins for used lateral flow tests.

https://www.essexlive.news/news/uk-world-news/waste-collectors-being-offered-money-6472980?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar

Police in North Wales have said they are still getting lots of reports about scam NHS Covid Pass text message.

https://www.deeside.com/warning-lots-of-reports-about-scam-nhs-covid-pass-text-message-says-north-wales-police-cyber-crime-team/